Garment-shield.



E. c. KUEBLER. GARMENT SHIELD. APPLICATION FILEDIAUG-Z. l9l2.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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EFFIE G. KUEBLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-SHIELD.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2t), 1915.

Application filed August 2, 1912. Serial No. 712,916.

To all whom it may] concern v v Be it known that I, EFFIE C. KUEBLER, a

, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to wearing appareland has more particular relation to brassieres', corsets or similar garments, one of its primary objects being to provide a shield adapted to be disposed over and com- "pletely cover the garment lacings or fastenings thereby adding to the attractiveness, comfort and appearance of the garment.

Another object of the invention is to secure the shield to the garment by a yielding or flexible attachment so that the shield will completely cover the adjustable lacings and also the fastenings in case the garment is provided with a floating strip, and will permit adjustment of the garment to various sizes, both at the top and bottom and will completely cover the lacings or fastenings or both, irrespective of the width offthe lacing opening and irrespective of the difference in width between the top and bottom of the lacing opening, thereby permitting adjustment of the garment to conform to various figures without exposing the lacings or fastenings at the edge of the shield.

A further object is to so attach the shield to the garment that the shield will always lie flat and cover and be disposed smoothly over the lacings or fastenings, irrespective of the degree of adjustment of the garment.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be readily apparent as the same becomes better understood, by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview showing one form of my invention embodiedin the back of a brassiere; Fig. 2 is an enlarged view, showing more in detail the manner of attachment of the shield; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view, the shield and a portion of the garment being shown in section, and Fig. L is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the modified manner of attaching the shield.

On the drawings reference character 1 designates the body of a brassiere which has been chosen in the present instance for purposes of illustration. It should be understood, however, that my invention is capable of application to corsets and other similar garments as well as to brassieres and while I have shown, for purposes of illustration in the present drawings, the shield as attached to the outside of the garment and serving as a cover to obstruct the lacings from view 7 it should be understood that my invention is capable of application to a brassiere, corset or other similar garment in any other position where it may be desirable to employ it.

In the present instance I have shown my improved shield as attached to the back of the garment but I do not desire to limit myself to this construction as obviously it might be attached to the front or any portion of the garment where the fastenings or lacing s are placed. in the form of garment shown on the drawings the sides of the openi'ng are provided with stiffening bone stays 2 to which the eyes 3 are attached, the lacings t'thr'eaded through the eyes being employed to adjustably connect the opposed sides of the opening so that the width of the opening can be regulated throughout its length to conform the garment to the figure of any particular wearer. While the stiffening stays 2 are customarily employed it should be understood that in some forms of garment these stays are omitted.

The shield or covering embodying my invention comprises a body portion 5 which may be made of any desirable material such, for instance, as a suitably woven fabric or other preferred material. In the form of shield shown the'fabric is folded and sewed adjacent each edge with two rows of stitching, one row being disposed at the margin and the other spaced inwardly therefrom, providing thickened marginal portions 8 and 9 from the inner edges of which the attaching portions 6 and 7 project from the body of the shield. From Fig. 3 it will be observed that the attaching portions 6 and 7 are secured to the body portion 5 along the inner edge of the marginal portions 8 and 9 the, inner rows of stitching. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inelusive the attaching portion 7 is secured by stitching or otherwise along its free edge 10 to the body of the garment adjacent to the eyes 3. This manner of attachment leaves'the attaching portion 7 extending from the "edge 10' which is secured to the body of the garment to the point 11 where it is secured to the body of the shield, free to move about the edge 10 so that considerable latitude of relative movement between the shield and the body of thegarment may take place without exposing the eyes 3 or the lacings beyond the edge of the shield. The other edge of the shield may be attached to the body of the garment in any suitable manner. In Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown thelattacliing portion 6 as equipped with hooks 11 adapted to engage with corresponding eyes 12 secured in corresponding position on the body of the garment.

These eyes are positioned laterally of the lacing eyes, and in a garment provided with a floating strip the eyes may be either on thefloating strip or on the body of the garment at one side of the floating strip. In order to accommodate the shield to greater varieties of adjustment of the garment I may, instead of mounting the hooks on the marginal portion 8, mount them on the attaching strip 6, this manner of positioning the hooks being illustrated in Fig. 4: wherein a slightly dilferent type of fastener in the form of button fasteners 13 is disclosed, one member of the fasteners, however, being mounted on the attaching strip 6.

Itwill be manifest that when the garment is laced substantially as'shown in Fig. '3 the attaching portions 6 and 7 will lie flat against the face of the garment and beneath the shield, thereby permitting the shield tobe disposed flat and smoothly over the lacings and fasteners. Should the figure jofqthe wearer, to whom the garment'is fitted,,require a larger adjustment of the garment the lacings will be correspondingly loosened thereby increasing the width of the lacing opening. In this instance the edge of the attaching strip 7 will move outwardly toward the edge of the shield without, however, disturbing the position of the shield 'which will still maintain its position over the lacings and fastenings and will lie fiat and smoothly against the face of the garment. The attaching portion 7 is suiiiciently pliable to permit a wide variation in width of the lacingopening between the opposite ends thereof without disturbing the position of the shield and the garment may therefore be adjusted at top or bottom to fitI-the figure of the wearer without displacing the shield and without exposing the lacings or fastenings beyond either edge of theshield. ,The marginal portion 9, which is in reality a plait, serves to stiffen the edges of the shield and assist in maintaining it smooth and fiat, the attaching portion 7 being sufliciently pliable to permit any variationin position Without disturbing or displacing the shield. In some instances, however, it may be desirable to reinforce or add to the stiffening provided by the plait alone, and for this purpose any suitable stiffening means might be employed.

My improved shield, constructed and at tached in the manner described, will always be disposed flatly and smoothly whether attached to the inside or outside of the garment, and by reason of its pliable connection with the garment it will not be wrinkled or distorted either when in use or by any adjustment in size of the garment, which may be effected by adjustment of the lacing.

In F ig. 4: of the drawings I have shown both the attaching portions (3 and 7 as being detachably secured to the garment. While in a garment made up at the factory with the shield attached, the manner of attachment shown in Fig. 3 will customarily be employed, my invention contemplates the manufacture of the shield separately, as an article of manufacture to be sold independently and attached to any desired garment by detachable attaching means, as shown in this figure.

It is believed that my invention and its manner of use will be fully understood from the foregoing without further description and it will be obvious that various modifications of the details disclosed may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of this invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages.

I claim:

1. The combination of a garment provided withan adjustable opening and having means for adjusting the size of said opening, a shield of suitable material shaped tooverlie said opening and having a stiffened marginal portion along one longitudinal edge, a pliable strip of material attached along one edge to said shield at the inner edge of the stifiened marginal portion thereof and at its other edge to the garment at one side of said opening, said strip serving to connec'. the shield to the garment and being disposed within the perimeter of the shield between the shield and the garment, and means for attaching the free edge of said shield to the garment at the opposite side of said opening.

2. The combination of a garment provided with an adjustable opening, and having means for adjusting the size of said opening, a shield shaped to cover said opening, said shield having a stiffened marginal portion along one edge, means for permanently attaching said edge of the shield to the garment comprising a pliable member disposed between the garment and the shield,

"oneedge thereof being attached to the shield at the inner edge of said stifi'ened portion and the other edge being attached to the garment body at one side of said opening,

attaching portion permanently secured to I said body portion along the inner edge of said marginal portion so as to lie wholly within the perimeter of the shield whereby said shield may be flexibly attached to a garment without exposing the attaching means to View.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses.

EFFIE C. KUEBLER.

Witnesses: I

LEONORE Wns'r, P. CLYDE PERRY.

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